Educare pre-K campus closes for 2 weeks after COVID-19 case found
Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach is one of the pre-K sites that the state has allowed to operate with health and safety precautions.
‘No better time’: New charter high school focused on student activism to open in Long Beach
The opening comes as massive protests and civic unrest erupted nationwide over police killings and racial inequity.
LBUSD wants parents to pick in-person or online learning by Friday; here’s what’s still uncertain
Friday is the deadline for parents to select whether their students will be allowed to return to campus when—or if—health officials decide it’s safe.
LBUSD elige un nuevo software para los salones de clases, ofrece a los padres una semana adicional para elegir aprendizaje en línea o híbrido
El distrito anunció que había extendido la fecha límite para que los padres seleccionen un plan de aprendizaje desde este viernes hasta el próximo viernes 14 de agosto.
LBUSD holds firm that teachers must work from classrooms; union floats idea of strike
Tensions between the Long Beach Unified School District and its teachers’ union continued to rise on Wednesday evening.
LBUSD board member declines vice president role after accusations he was snubbed for top job
Capping a controversial re-organization process on Long Beach Unified’s Board of Education, Board Member Juan Benitez declined a nomination to be the group’s vice president Wednesday night.
After renewed cry for change, LBUSD reconvenes committee to examine school names
Following a public push to rebrand campuses like Jordan and Wilson high schools, the Long Beach Unified School District is reconvening a committee to identify campuses for renaming and suggest alternatives.
LBUSD picks new classroom software, gives parents extra week to pick online or hybrid learning
The Long Beach Unified School District unveiled its new platform for distance learning Wednesday night.
LBUSD at crossroads headed into Wednesday’s board meeting
One illustration of the tension is a Facebook group called Parents for Teachers LBUSD that rapidly gained more than 5,000 followers over the last few days.
LBUSD board to appoint new vice president after backlash about bypassing Latino member
The move comes after prominent local politicians denounced the school board’s decision not to elevate Board Member Juan Benitez to the position of president.